17 Feb 2007
Prize Money and Trophies
The prize money for the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Men's Open is $1.5 million
The prize money for the 2007 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open is also $1.5 million
Match Timing2pm daily and 7pm daily sessions. Exception for finals: doubles final begins at 5pm, followed by the singles final.
Prime SeatingThe Prime View seats for the Dubai Tennis Championships (first two rows) sold out within 36 hours of going on sale. Meanwhile, check on availability of Grandstand tickets.
Tickets Subject to Availability...Tickets Selling Fast WTA only (prices are in UAE Dirhams) SeatingMain Draw
Community Activities
The Championship Bounce-a-thon The annual Dubai Tennis Championship bounce-a-thon raises thousands of dirhams for the Dubai Duty Free Foundation.
Tennis Emirates Kid's Days Local UAE and expats talent get the chance to practice with the professional players.
Lacoste Kid's Clinic special needs children will be part of a clinic with star players.
The DDF Aces Fan Club - a club that provides email blasts and exclusive promotions and offers to all its members prior to and during the tennis. Members get free access to both Monday afternoons of the Men's and Women's tournaments. To join, go to the official website: www.dubaitennischampionships.com
Venue
The Aviation Club has been the home of the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open since its inauguration in 1993. The 5,000 seat Dubai Tennis Stadium was officially inaugurated in February 1996.
Facts at glance
The Dubai Duty Free Men's Open and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open form the two-week long Dubai Tennis Championships.
The Dubai Tennis Championships is owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free and takes place under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The championships are owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free.
Dates
Monday 19th February - Saturday 3rd March 2007
The women's event will run from Monday 19th - Saturday 24th February; the men's event will run from Monday 26th February - Saturday 3rd March
Men
The men's tournament is an ATP International Series Gold event with a 32-player draw. It also features a 16 teams doubles championship.
2007 is the 15th anniversary of the men's tournament.
The reigning men's champion is world number 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain.
Women
The women's tournament is a Tier II Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournament with a 28 player draw. It also features a 16 team doubles championship.
2007 is the seventh year running of the tournament.
The reigning women's champion is Justine Henin of Belgium.
Awards
The Dubai Tennis Championships has won a total of 12 ATP/WTA awards - the inaugural Dubai Duty Free Women's Open won the Tournament of the Year award from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour while the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open won the equivalent award in 1998, 2003 and 2004.
By Staff Reporter
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